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Chronofighter Vintage Aircraft Ltd

Vintage come of age with the Chronofighter Vintage Aircraft Ltd

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3 July 2017

Editorial team

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The latest additions to the iconic Chronofighter family, with its signature stop-start trigger, are rebels with a very clear cause. Four different watches, each produced in a limited edition of 250, derive their distinctive identity from 44mm aged metal with grey PVD cases. A sophisticated accelerated aging process gives the old metal aspect to the steel case initially coated with dark grey PVD.

The inspiration palette for the new watch spans from 1940s military aircraft to the gunmetal grey furniture at home in the hippest of Manhattan lofts. This opens up a gripping storybook that invites the imagination to explore historical aviation milestones, the reach of vintage in the design world and the love of turning yesterday into tomorrow.

This message of edgy nostalgia, DNA of the entire Chronofighter Vintage series, is underlined by riveted dials with radial gradient and vintage colours, indexes and hands. Ensuring the historic aviation inspiration remains on the radar screen, one reference has a picture of the British Royal Air Force’s Halifax aircraft stamped on the case back, while the other three references have a see-through sapphire case back.

The Chronofighter Vintage Aircraft Ltd models are powered by the automatic chronograph movement Calibre G1747, with incabloc shock absorber. Beating at 28’800 A/h (4Hz), it offers a 48-hour power reserve and a day-date at 9 o’clock.

The watches are fitted with aged green or beige cotton canvas strap, or anthracite and blue denim strap, with titanium pin buckle.